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<P class="title"><A NAME="HELPGUISFX"></A>GUI RAR and ZIP SFX modules
(Default.SFX and Zip.SFX)<hr></P>

<P>Using these two modules you may create GUI (graphic mode)
<a href="HELPArcSFX.htm">self-extracting archives</A> for Windows.</P>

<P>Use <I>Default.SFX</I> module for <A HREF="HELPRARVersusZIP.htm">
RAR archives</A> in <a href="HELPRAR5Format.htm">RAR 5.0 format</a>
and <I>Zip.SFX</I> for <A HREF="HELPRARVersusZIP.htm">
ZIP archives</A>.</P>

<p>WinRAR also includes Default32.SFX and Zip32.SFX, which are 32-bit
versions of these SFX modules. By default WinRAR x64 uses 64-bit versions,
but you can select 32 bit modules explicitly in 
<A HREF="HELPSFXOptModule.htm">SFX options: Module</A> dialog.
Resulting 32-bit SFX archive will work in 32-bit Windows x86, but will not
support compression dictionaries larger than 1 GB. 32-bit WinRAR uses
32-bit SFX modules by default.</p>

<p>Both these modules support simple setup commands and command line options.
Use links below to read more about it:
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<li><a href="HELPGUISFXScript.htm">SFX setup commands</a>;
<li><a href="HELPGUISFXCmd.htm">SFX command line options</a>.
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<h1><B>Notes</B></h1>

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  <li>It is allowed to edit Windows resources contained in SFX modules
to adapt them for your needs. For example, you may wish to resize
the start dialog or add some graphics to it. WinRAR does not provide
tools or documentation for modifying resources. It is rather complicated
process and if you wish to do so, you must already have a resource editor
and you must know how to work with it. But you do not need to edit
resources if the standard SFX start dialog is acceptable for you.
Also if you need to change only SFX logo or icon, you can use "Logo and icon"
page of <A HREF="HELPSFXAdvOpt.htm">Advanced SFX options</A> dialog.</li>
  <li>By default, exit codes returned by GUI self-extracting archives
when terminating, are the same as <a href="HELPExitCodes.htm">WinRAR exit
codes</a>. It is possible to modify this behavior with 
<A HREF="HELPSFXSetupCode.htm">SetupCode</A> command, so SFX will also
return setup program exit codes.</li>
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